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Top 11 national parks in New Zealand - Lonely Planet

Top 11 national parks in New Zealand Lonely Planet Editors 28 April 2021 New Zeland is a stunning country with no shortage of national parks © Breathing Images / Getty Images New Zealand offers boundless opportunities to scramble up scree, spot wildlife in the wild, and lose yourself in some outdoors that truly deserves the epithet “great”. Whether it s the rainforest-shaded shores of Lake Waikaremoana, the recently opened Paparoa Track, or the cloud-nudging uplands of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, hikers (and everyone else) will always find their happy place. Here s New Zealand s best national parks.  Arthur s Pass National Park became the South Island s first national park in 1929 © Kevin Wells Photography / Shutterstock